Migrants must pay for NHS on ‘day one’ under Boris Johnson’s immigration plan

All migrants will pay a £625 surcharge for NHS care, regardless of whether or not they use the health service, under Conservative post-Brexit immigration policies (Picture: Pete Maclaine/i-Images/Andrew Parsons)

All migrants will pay a £625 surcharge for NHS care, regardless of whether or not they use the health service, under Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit immigration policy.

EU migrants who move to the UK will no longer receive preferential treatment, the prime minister claimed in a statement today.

He told The Sunday Times: ‘If people return a majority Conservative government we will ensure that people who come to our great country from anywhere in the world will contribute on day one to our NHS.

‘The British people pay huge amounts to get great NHS care, it is only fair that everyone in the UK does.’

EU migrants are currently exempt from charges, while those outside the EU pay £400.

Tory immigration policies also include a five-year wait to obtain welfare payments, as Mr Johnson pledges to bring the number of migrants down ‘overall’.

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All migrants would be treated the same from January 2021 under the new Conservative plans.

Mr Johnson said: ‘As we come out of the EU we have a new opportunity for fairness and to make sure all those who come here are treated the same.

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